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Saab 9-5 Models & Specifications

Saab 9-5 has 2 generations in the VehicleScore catalogue, and 691 cars in our dataset. Comparisons on this page use those records.

Saab 9-5
A Saab 9-5 photograph from the VehicleScore image library. It shows the model, not one generation.

Generations

Power is the PS range stored on the published engines. Dates use the precision recorded for that generation.

Cars recorded for each generation in the VehicleScore dataset. This is not UK sales or production.
9-5 (first generation)
  • Recorded datesOctober 1997 – March 2010
  • Engines5 engines
  • Power152.1–263.6 PS
  • FuelsDiesel, Petrol
  • Variants18 variants
  • Dataset604 cars in our dataset
Y3SG
  • Recorded datesJune 2010 – November 2011
  • Engines1 engine
  • Power162.2 PS
  • FuelsDiesel
  • Variants2 variants
  • Dataset87 cars in our dataset

Engines and trims

Published engines for this model. Power is the stored PS range for that engine, and it can differ between trims and gearboxes.

EngineGenerationFuelPower range
1.9 diesel 152PS9-5 (first generation)Diesel152.1–152.2 PS
2.0 petrol 152PS9-5 (first generation)Petrol152.1 PS
2.3 petrol 188PS9-5 (first generation)Petrol187.7 PS
2.3 petrol 254PS9-5 (first generation)Petrol253.5 PS
2.3 petrol 264PS9-5 (first generation)Petrol263.6 PS
2.0 diesel 162PSY3SGDiesel162.2 PS

Trims

  • Aero
  • Aero Hot
  • Edition
  • Edition Tid
  • T Vector
  • T Vector Sport
  • Tid Linear SE
  • Tid Vector Sport
  • Vector SE Tid

Body styles and versions

Estate, Saloon. Each generation page lists the versions offered with those body styles.

Specifications

Generations
2
Engines
6
Power
152.1–263.6 PS
Fuels
Diesel, Petrol
Body styles
Estate, Saloon
Transmissions
Automatic, Manual
UK dataset
691 cars in our dataset

Performance

Highest engine power

Each row is an engine family. Power can differ between the trims and gearboxes listed on that engine page.

Bar length is the highest stored PS for that engine. Brake horsepower is a different unit and is not plotted.
EngineGenerationPowerFuel
2.3 petrol 264PS9-5 (first generation)263.6 PSPetrol
2.3 petrol 254PS9-5 (first generation)253.5 PSPetrol
2.3 petrol 188PS9-5 (first generation)187.7 PSPetrol
2.0 diesel 162PSY3SG162.2 PSDiesel
1.9 diesel 152PS9-5 (first generation)152.1–152.2 PSDiesel
2.0 petrol 152PS9-5 (first generation)152.1 PSPetrol

Fastest stored 0–60

These are the best 0–60 figures stored on a generation’s trim groups, not a ranking of every variant.

GenerationTrim group0–60 mph
9-5 (first generation)performance6.5 seconds
9-5 (first generation)mid6.9 seconds
Y3SGmid9.4 seconds
9-5 (first generation)entry10.1 seconds

Economy

These are the highest official combined mpg ranges stored on each engine. The test cycle is recorded on the variant, so ranges from different cycles are not ranked as one list of winners.

EngineGenerationCombined mpg rangeCO₂ range
2.0 diesel 162PSY3SG41.5–53.3 mpg139–179 g/km
1.9 diesel 152PS9-5 (first generation)37.2–41.5 mpg184–204 g/km
2.3 petrol 254PS9-5 (first generation)28–32.1 mpg209–240 g/km
2.3 petrol 264PS9-5 (first generation)27.7–32.1 mpg214–244 g/km
2.0 petrol 152PS9-5 (first generation)26.7–30.1 mpg244–251 g/km
2.3 petrol 188PS9-5 (first generation)27.4–28.3 mpg238–246 g/km

Registration statistics

691 cars in our dataset for Saab 9-5. Fuel, body, and gearbox mixes are counted inside each generation, so they are not added together here.

GenerationDatasetRecorded dates
9-5 (first generation)6041997-10 – 2010-03
Y3SG872010-06 – 2011-11

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Questions

How many Saab 9-5 cars are in the VehicleScore dataset?

691 cars in our dataset. That is the catalogue sample, not UK sales or production.

Which 9-5 generations are covered?

9-5 (first generation), Y3SG

How these figures are produced

Specifications and counts come from the VehicleScore UK vehicle catalogue. A count of cars is the number of records in that dataset. It is not UK production, not sales, and not the number of cars currently on the road.

Power is shown in PS where the catalogue stores PS, and in bhp only where bhp is stored separately. Official fuel economy is labelled NEDC or WLTP when the test cycle is known. Figures from different cycles are not ranked together. Empty values are left blank.

The catalogue does not store a revision date, so these pages do not show a last-updated day.